The phrase "actual sleep" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to differentiate between real sleep and other states that may be mistaken for sleep, such as resting or dozing off.
Example: "After a long day, I finally managed to get some actual sleep instead of just lying in bed awake."
Alternatives: "real sleep" or "genuine sleep".
While those measures of sleep quality are either subjective or unrevealing of actual sleep quality, the actigraph readings are actually a pretty good measure of sleep quality.
Actual sleep, not time spent in bed.
Pretend sleep can lead to actual sleep.
"But in the long run, people need to change their actual sleep habits — that's what CBT helps them do".
At her invitation, they sleep together — that is, grab some actual sleep — on deck, an arrangement that makes him squirm.
"But in the long run, people need to change their actual sleep habits — that's what C.B.T. helps them do".
It is also plausible that treating the actual sleep problems will have a positive impact upon the level of mental illness.
Well, I crashed on the floor of a church for free — unless of course you count the cost of aspirin for the backache and coffee for the lack of actual sleep.
In one essay (originally a talk he gave in 2008) he introduces us to "Martian jet lag," an actual sleep disorder suffered by people whose jobs require them to stay in sync with the Red Planet: it's "what you get when you operate one of those little RadioShack wagon/probes from a comfortable seat back at an air base in California".
What this means for the average visitor is unclear — among the more extravagant treatments the center offers are stem cell therapy and a "sleep pod" designed to simulate three hours of rest in just 30 minutes of actual sleep — but those curious to get a peek inside can schedule a 90-minute antioxidant vitamin C therapy facial for $160.
Arbel tells me he hasn't had what he'd consider actual sleep since his arrival.
